[1st isolation of serovar Sorex--Jalna leptospirae from humans].

: Leptospira strain "Patient No. 84", identical to the international standard of sorexjalna serovar, of Javanica serogroup was for the first time isolated on the 5th day of the disease from a patient suffering from leptospirosis in seeding his blood in Vervoort-Wolf's fluid medium. Antibodies heterologous against the strain isolated were also determined in the patient's blood on the 5th day. Their titre was 1 : 200(++), and they proved to react with leptospira of Cynopteri and Pomons serogroup.